City Approves New Skate Park Ramps

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           Two new large ramps are coming to the skate park at Baranof in the near future. During Thursday’s City Council meeting the council unanimously awarded the purchase and installment of two large ramps from the American Ramp Company.
           City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the ramp company was the lone bidder for the skate park RFP and the company’s bid of roughly $92,225 includes having representatives come install the ramps for the city.
            “That’s well within the budgeted amount for the project and we are certainly recommending that council authorize this purchase for full installation of these two largest ramp systems.”   
            No timeline was given for the installation, but Kniaziowski said the new ramps will replace the two large ramps already in the skate park, which are in the worst shape.
            Parks and Recreation Department staff have already rebuilt some of the smaller ramps in the skate park, and those will remain for now.
            “What we’ve done is developed a three-phased replacement plan for these elements. So in a couple years we’ll be replacing, if we have the money, we’ll come and replace those medium sized jumps and then eventually we’ll replace the small ones that city staff has approved.”
              The skate park ramp replacements are part of the final phase of the Baranof Park Improvement Project.